Adhān أَذَانThe call to prayer, announced before each of the five daily prayers.
Akhlāq أَخْلَاقCharacter and manners — a central part of Islamic practice.
Alḥamdulillāh ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّٰه"All praise is due to Allah" — said in gratitude.
Allāh ٱللَّٰهThe Arabic word for the One God.
Aqīqah عَقِيقَةThe sacrifice and celebration to welcome a newborn.
Ashura عَاشُورَاءThe 10th of Muharram, a recommended day of fasting.
Barakah بَرَكَةBlessing; divine goodness placed in something.
Bismillāh بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰه"In the name of Allah" — said before beginning an action.
Dhikr ذِكْرRemembrance of Allah through repeated words of praise.
Du'ā دُعَاءSupplication; personal prayer and calling upon Allah.
Eid عِيدA festival; Islam has two — Eid al-Fiṭr and Eid al-Adḥā.
Fajr فَجْرThe dawn prayer, the first of the five daily prayers.
Farḍ فَرْضAn obligatory act of worship or duty.
Ghusl غُسْلThe full-body ritual purification.
Hadith حَدِيثA recorded saying, action, or approval of the Prophet ﷺ.
Hajj حَجّThe pilgrimage to Makkah; the fifth pillar of Islam.
Ḥalāl حَلَالPermissible according to Islamic law.
Ḥarām حَرَامForbidden according to Islamic law.
Ḥayā' حَيَاءModesty, bashfulness, and a sense of dignity.
Hijrah هِجْرَةThe Prophet's ﷺ migration to Madinah; start of the Islamic calendar.
Ḥijāb حِجَابModest dress, including the headscarf worn by Muslim women.
Iftar إِفْطَارThe meal to break the fast at sunset.
Iḥrām إِحْرَامThe sacred state and garments for Hajj and Umrah.
Imām إِمَامOne who leads the prayer; a community religious leader.
Iqāmah إِقَامَةThe second call announcing that prayer is starting.
In shā' Allāh إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَّٰه"If Allah wills" — said about future plans.
Janāzah جَنَازَةThe funeral and funeral prayer.
Jumu'ah جُمُعَةThe Friday congregational prayer.
Ka'bah كَعْبَةThe cube-shaped House of Allah in Makkah; the direction of prayer.
Khuṭbah خُطْبَةThe sermon, given at Jumu'ah and the Eids.
Laylat al-Qadr لَيْلَة ٱلْقَدْرThe Night of Decree in Ramadan, better than a thousand months.
Mahr مَهْرThe marriage gift given by the groom to the bride.
Masjid مَسْجِدA mosque; the Muslim place of worship.
Niṣāb نِصَابThe minimum wealth threshold at which zakāt becomes due.
Nikāḥ نِكَاحThe Islamic marriage contract.
Qiblah قِبْلَةThe direction of the Ka'bah, faced during prayer.
Qurbānī قُرْبَانِيThe animal sacrifice offered at Eid al-Adḥā.
Rakʿah رَكْعَةA unit of prayer with its bowing and prostration.
Ramadan رَمَضَانThe month of fasting; the ninth Islamic month.
Ṣadaqah صَدَقَةVoluntary charity given for the sake of Allah.
Ṣalāh صَلَاةThe formal prayer; the five daily prayers.
Ṣawm صَوْمFasting — abstaining from food, drink, and more from dawn to sunset.
Shahādah شَهَادَةThe testimony of faith; the first pillar of Islam.
Sūrah سُورَةA chapter of the Qur'an; there are 114.
Sunnah سُنَّةThe example and teachings of the Prophet ﷺ.
Suḥūr سُحُورThe pre-dawn meal eaten before fasting.
Tahajjud تَهَجُّدThe voluntary night prayer.
Takbīr تَكْبِيرSaying "Allāhu Akbar" — "Allah is the Greatest."
Taqwā تَقْوَىGod-consciousness; mindfulness of Allah.
Taraweeh تَرَاوِيحThe special night prayer performed in Ramadan.
Tawḥīd تَوْحِيدThe Oneness of God; the core of Islamic belief.
Tayammum تَيَمُّمDry purification with clean earth when water is unavailable.
Ummah أُمَّةThe global community of Muslims.
Umrah عُمْرَةThe "lesser pilgrimage" to Makkah, made any time of year.
Walī وَلِيّA guardian; for marriage, the bride's representative.
Wuḍū' وُضُوءThe ablution (washing) performed before prayer.
Zakāt زَكَاةThe obligatory annual charity; the third pillar of Islam.
Zakāt al-Fiṭr زَكَاة ٱلْفِطْرThe charity of food given before Eid al-Fiṭr.
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